storyboard

/ˈstɔriˌbɔrd/
verb
  1. To create a storyboard for a movie, video, or other project.
    • We need to storyboard the commercial before we hire actors.
    • Before filming, the director storyboarded every shot to save time on set.
    • The artist spent a week storyboarding the entire music video.
noun
  1. A sequence of drawings or images that show the main events of a movie, video, advertisement, or other visual project, used to plan the final product.
    • The advertising agency presented a storyboard to the client to show how the commercial would look.
    • The director created a detailed storyboard to visualize each scene before filming began.
    • Before making the animated short, the team sketched a storyboard to map out the action.
  2. A plan or outline for a project, often using images or notes arranged in order, not limited to film or video.
    • The teacher asked students to make a storyboard for their science presentation.
    • We used a storyboard to organize the steps for building the website.
    • The novelist created a storyboard of key plot points before writing the first draft.
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